Good afternoon—

We move on to portfolio questions. I remind members who wish to ask a supplementary question to press their request-to-speak buttons during the relevant question. I would appreciate short...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the rolling out of citizens assemblies. (S6O-01380)

2. To ask the Scottish Government how measures set out in its programme for government 2022-23 will support Scotland’s Covid-19 recovery. (S6O-01381)

3. To ask the Scottish Government what it anticipates the impact will be on its Covid recovery strategy of the reduction to the Covid recovery budget announced on 7 September as part of the...

4. To ask the Scottish Government how the cost of living crisis is impacting its Covid recovery strategy. (S6O-01383)

5. To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to Dundee to support the city’s recovery from the pandemic. (S6O-01384)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions have taken place with ministers across Government regarding the impact of the United Kingdom Government’s fiscal statement on...

7. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the work of the Covid business resilience and support directorate is supporting its Covid recovery strategy. (S6O-01386)

8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to consult further on electoral reform in Scotland. (S6O-01387)

The Deputy Presiding Officer: The second portfolio is finance and the economy. Again, should members wish to ask a supplementary question, I encourage them to press their request-to-speak button...

1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has undertaken of the cumulative impact on business of the pressures of a weak currency, high inflation, rising energy costs and Brexit....

2. To ask the Scottish Government how the national planning framework 4 will be equipped to attract investment to north-east Scotland. (S6O-01389)

3. To ask the Scottish Government how many projects and what total value of loans the Scottish National Investment Bank has supported. (S6O-01390)

4. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Retail Consortium’s recommendation to accelerate the process of lowering the higher property rate. (S6O-01391)

6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of the survey of participants in 4 Day Week Global’s pilot. (S6O-01393)

7. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Sanjeev Gupta. (S6O-01394)

8. To ask the Scottish Government how it will address any concerns over cost pressures affecting the retail sector. (S6O-01395)

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-06071, in the name of Graham Simpson, entitled “Scottish Government Handling of Ferry Contracts.” I invite members who wish to...

The next item of business is a debate on motion S6M-06073, i n the name of Sandesh Gulhane, on addressing NHS waiting times.

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. It has been intimated to me that I should apologise for a discourtesy to the chair during my contribution to this afternoon’s debate on ferries. As...

The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-06087, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved, That...

I must advise members that we are currently experiencing a difficulty with the remote video platform. On that basis, I am minded to accept a motion without notice, under rule 11.2.4, to move...